MEAL Officer at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

International Rescue Committee (IRC)Adamawa, Nigeria Data and Artificial Intelligence

Full Time

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution or natural disaster. The IRC is currently working in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities where it resettles refugees and helps them become self-sufficient. Composed of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, international development experts, health care providers, and educators, the IRC has assisted millions of people around the world since its founding in 1933.

Job Description

The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict-affected populations. IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno State, and Damaturu of Yobe State. Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs for primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods.

USAID’s Opportunity to Learn (OTL) is a 5-year project that aims to address the immediate education needs of out-of-school children (OOSC) and youth in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states, through safer new and existing non-formal education, while laying the groundwork for sustainable improvement of education systems at the community and government levels. The OTL goal is to ensure out-of-school children and youth in Northeastern Nigeria are safely able to gain foundational skills, including literacy, numeracy, and social and emotional skills, to progress to higher levels of education, training, and/or engagement in the workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Program/Project Design

Implements baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, as well as MEL data collection, particularly EGRA, EGMA, ASER and TARL assessments.
Conduct training for OTL staff on the MEL system, performance indicators, data quality assurance, and facilitative data collection with local partners and stakeholders.
Participate in project review, especially in AMELP, Log frames, and learning agenda.
With support from the MEL Lead, establish and maintain a project-level information management system.
Closely work with the OTL program team to ensure the project has tested standard monitoring tools that capture both program activity and indicators progress.
Ensure data collections tools are standardized and appropriately used to meet both organizational and donor requirements.
Ensures that client responsive channels are established and active to enable project participants and stakeholders to provide feedback and complaints related to the USAID OtL project implementation.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Conduct routine monitoring visits to project locations, particularly learning centers.
Support the conduct of the Teacher Classroom Observation (TCO) across project sites.
Ensure data collected are routinely verified, analysis and reported according to the DQA standards.
Ensure that data are readily available and store appropriately for any future reference.
Conduct quarterly Data Quality Audits
Facilitate collaborative learning sessions, with strategic innovations involving the client we served, particularly USG supported children.
Ensure the project indicators are properly track and reported, particularly the USG standard indicators with clear data segregation level according to the USAID guidelines.
Perform clear statistical analysis on the data collected and present the findings/results to program colleagues for informed decisions.

Information Management and Reporting:

Support the establishing and maintaining project information management system.
Ensure the appropriate reporting of field level data that is responsive and align to project indicators.
Ensure proper tracking of project indicators, particularly recording and reporting data according to USAID data segregation label.
Contribute to monthly and quarterly reporting by providing the verified data that’s meets the DQA standards.
Work closely with communication specialist to developed human interest stories that showcase the relevant and impact of USAID supported OtL project.

Capacity building and supervision:

Provide technical training to project staff, partners, and project stakeholder particularly the Learning facilitators, mentor teachers and research assistant on data collection and management process.
Train project staff, and partners’ staff on project deliverables, especially the project result areas and indicators.
Engage in one-on-one mentorship with supervisors and subordinate for capacity enhancement.

Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Perform other task-related assignments proposed by his/her supervisor/s

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: MEAL Lead
Indirect/Technical Reporting: Program Lead
Position directly Supervises: Research Assistant/Enumerators
Key Internal Contacts: Program Lead, Reporting and Communication Lead, Consortium Leads, State, Education Officers
Key External Contacts: Teacher Mentors, Learning Facilitators, Enumerators, Data hub information officers, and consortium partners.

Qualifications

Education qualifications: Degree/diploma in statistics, computer science/IT/or any sector or sub-sector related field
Work Experience: - At least three (3)-years’ experience working in monitoring and evaluation preferred.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

Demonstrated strong skills in developing & conducting data collection such as: Kobo collect, Ona, Comcare, SurveyCTO, Mobenzi, etc.
Demonstrated knowledge on the use of statistical packages such as STATA, SPSS, Nvivo, Microsoft excel, QGIS, PowerBi, Tableu etc.
Demonstrated report writing skill, facilitation, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems.
Familiarity with education programming with added advantage if implement USAID grant.
Experience in conducting assessment, particularly EGRA, EGMA, ASER, TaRL
Experience working with children and caregivers.
Good team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in diverse context.

Languages: English and Hausa is a must, Fulani, Higi, and any language in Adamawa state is a plus

Computer/Other Tech Requirements: Professional competency in Microsoft Office, Particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, & PowerPoint.

Ability to Travel: 60% of the time will be required to be spent on the field.

Standard of Professional Conduct: IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of IRC Persons in any work setting.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Employment Gaps: We welcome applicants with varied career paths and recognize that a gap in employment does not define a candidate's potential. We value transferrable skills and are committed to investing in the growth and development of our team members. We encourage applicants to highlight any relevant skills or experiences they have acquired, even if they were not gained in a traditional work setting.
Compensation and Benefits: IRC strives to provide externally competitive and internally equitable Compensation and Benefits programs that attracts, motivates, and retains employees that deliver strong performance while demonstrating the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct.
Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, ethnicity or tribe, gender, age, religion, caste, sexual orientation, differently abled, geographic origin, marital status, veteran status and cultural background (or any other characteristic protected by law). We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.